Apparatus for treatment of the ear



Sept. 22, 1925. 1,554,876

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R. M K. NASTASIA APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF THE EAR Filed Sept- 19. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l l l l l l I n l l l i I l n l l A n l I a I INVENTOR I .Ranzeo I BY WXTNESSES ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 22, 1925. V

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ROMEO MGKINLEY NASTASIA, OF LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY. ASSIGNOR ONE- FOURTH TO JOHN NASJIASIA, OF LONG BRANCH, JERSEY.

APPARATUS FOR TREATIVIENT OF THE EAR.

Application filed. September 19, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, ROMEO M. NASTASIA,

a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Long Branclnin the county of Monmonth and State .of New Jersey, have in vented a new and improved Apparatus for Treatment of the Far, of which the follow ing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and H useful improvements in apparatus for treatment of the ear, and it pertains more par ticularly to a device for treating the ear with gases.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to provide a new and improved de vice which will generate and direct to the inner ear, gases beneficial thereto in the treatment of certain diseases or affections of the ear.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a new and improved apparatus which is employed to generate its own gases.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a new and improved apparatus which generates gases by means of the consumption by fire of a mantle which is supported in a suitable manner in direct proximity to the car.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the device in such a manner that should portions of the consumed mantle fall from the mantlesupport, the same will in no way injure the patient being treated.

lVith the above and other objects in View,

ings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of an apparatus for treating the ear, constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof partially schematic, showing the manner in which the device is used;

Figs. 3 and 4 are disassembled detail views of portions of the apparatus;

Fig. 5 is a plan view ofa portion of the apparatus used in operating upon the ear, and

Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, thereference numeral 10 designates a mantle which is formed of a material capa bl of being consumed by fire. This mantle reference is had to the accompanying draw-.

Serial No. 738,712.

ported or carried by aplurality of verticallyextending standards or the like, 12, the -up-- per ends of which are connected by a band The lower ends of these standardsare secured to a member 14, which 1s of'lnverted conical shape, and is provided with an in ner wall and an outer wall 16. The inner and outer walls 15 and 16 are spaced with respect to each other to provide-an intervening channel or space 17. This channel or space 17 is dividedby an annular horizontally-disposed partition 18. The inner wall 15 of the member 14 is screwthreaded, as shown at 19 in Fig. 4, and the lower ends of the standards 12 are secured to the screw-threaded member 20 which is adapted to be received by the screw threads 19 of the inner wall 15 in order that the mantle-supporting member may be removably secured to the member 14. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the operating handle 21 is carried by the wall 15 and said handle projects vertically radially therefrom and. is provided with a grip 22 by means of which the handle 21 may be grasped between the forefinger and the thumb for manipulation of the device.

The reference numeral 23 designates a hollow body having a flared upper end 24 which detachably receives the member 14 and a tapered lower portion 25 terminating in a straight discharg opening 26. Intermediate of its ends this hollow body portion 23 is provided with a plurality of ribs or corrugations 27 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This member is provided with finger grips 28 intermediate of its ends and upon its discharge end 26 a rubber cap or ferrule 29 is removably carried.

In Figs. 5 and G is shown a protective blanket for use in'connection with the heretofore described apparatus and said blanket comprises a; rectangular body portion 30 having a substantially centrally-disposed opening 31. The opening 31 is closed by means of a pocket or a material formed with a fullness, designated by the reference numeral 32, and within such pocket or fullto aline with the canal of the ear ness there are two openings 83. In addi tion to the openings 83, there is a relatively larger opening 84, which latter permits of the insertion of the discharge end of the heretofore described device into the canal of the ear as more clearly shown in Fig. 2.

ratus is inserted in the canal of the ear, and .the assembled parts are held in a vertical position in which-it is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, .by-means.of theoperating handle 21. The .mantle carried by the mantle support, which may bepla'zed either before or after the above-described operation, is ignited and .the gases generated thereby being heavier than air as heretofore mentioned, pass downwardly into the ear to dislodge foreign -matter and similar deposits therein. This foreign matter or deposits are moved upwardly of the device and lodge in the corrugations of the conical portion of the member 23, the excess gases escaping through the openings 33.

From theforegoing it is apparent that all of the, objects of the present invention have been accomplished, and, further, it should be understood that numerous modifications ofstructure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing from the scope of the claims.

hat is claimed is:

1. An apparatus for treatment of the ear, comprising a blanket adapted to cover the ear and having a plurality of openings therein, one of which openings is adapted being treated, and means for generating and conducting gases into the ear, said means being positioned within the opening in alinement with the canal of the ear.

2. An apparatusfor treatment of the ear, comprising a blanket adapted to cover the ear and having a plurality of openings therein, one of which openings is adapted to aline with the canal of the ear being treated, and meansifor conducting gases into theear, saidmeans being positioned within shoulders formed in the the opening in alinement with the canal of the ear, and comprising an inverted conical shaped member, a mantle-supporting member carried thereby, and a mantle carried by said mantle-supporting member.

3. An apparatus for treatment of the ear,

the ear, and comprising an inverted conical shaped member, a mantle-supporting member detachably carried thereby, and a mantle carried by said mantle-supporting member.

4. An apparatus for treatment of the ear, comprising a blanket adapted to cover the ear and having a plurality of openings therein, one of which openings is adapted to alinewith-the canal of the ear being treated, and means for conducting gases into the ear, said means being positioned within the opening in alinement-with the canal of the ear, and comprising an inverted conical shaped member, a plurality of annular side walls of said inverted conical shaped member, and a mantle-supporting member removably associated with said inverted conical shaped member.

5. For use in the treatment of the ear, a gas generating and conducting device comprising a hollow holder of. separable parts, a hollow foraminated mount detachably connected t said holder, and a saturated combustible element supported by said mount and surrounding the same.

6. In an ear treating device, a hollow holder of separable parts, one of said parts having corrugationsin the wall thereof, and a nipple on one of the parts.

7. In an ear treating device, a hollow open ended holder of separable parts, one of said parts having walls disposed in relatively difi'erent planes, a nipple at the end of one of said parts, and a' cushion surrounding said nipple.

ROMEO McKINLEY NASTA SIA. 

